[India] Many 'others' enrol for voting ahead of polls
It was exactly two decades ago in the year 1994 that lesbians, gays, bi-sexuals and transgenders (LGBT) were granted voting rights in the country. It seems to be bearing fruits, with ‘others’ as the afore mentioned community people are addressed as, are coming out in good numbers to enrol in the voter’s list ahead of the Lok Sabha elections scheduled to be held in nine phases from April 7.

[NE, USA] Transgender alumna struggles to find post-graduation employment
Elle Barts went to her last job interview wearing a men’s suit and tie.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln alumna has applied for 30 jobs since she graduated with a degree in communication studies in August. She’s filled out applications for server positions, working behind a makeup counter and working as a forensics coach at a high school.

[WA, USA] Activist speaks on transgender youth in sex trade
Emi Koyama, an activist and writer who has experience working in the sex trade, spoke to students in an attempt to highlight an often unheard voice in the discussion of sex trafficking: transgender youth.